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B5 B6 B7

Total questions: 148

Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is  a communicable disease?
a)
A disease that cannot be spread person to person.
b)
A disease that can be spread from person to person.
2.
What is a non-communicable disease?
a)
An illness that can be passed on by germs from person to person.
b)
A disease that cannot be passed on to another person.
3.
Which of these is the main cause of type 2 diabetes
a)
smoking
b)
exercise
c)
obesity
d)
drinking alcohol
4.
Which of these causes liver disease
a)
exercise
b)
smoking
c)
drinking alcohol
d)
obesity
5.

A person is told they are at risk of a heart attack what would make their health better?

a)

Drinking alcohol

b)

Starting smoking

c)

Exercise

d)

Eating lots of burgers

6.
Which of these is not a risk from smoking
a)
heart attack
b)
cancer
c)
stroke
d)
type 2 diabetes
7.
Diseases of the heart and the blood vessels are called ...
a)
asthma 
b)
carcinogen
c)
cancer
d)
 cardiovascular diseases
8.
Sometimes, the abnormal cells form growths that become lumps called _______________________.
a)
organs
b)
tissues 
c)
stroke
d)
tumors
9.
TRUE OR FALSE?  Cigarette smoke and tar contain carcinogens that cause cancer in cells of the lungs.
a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
10.

A disease in which abnormal cells multiply and spread.

a)

cancer

b)

carcinogen

c)

high blood pressure

d)

cardiovascular diseases

11.
What is cancer?
a)
The heart does not receive enough blood.
b)
Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
c)
Blood filled weak spot.
d)
Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
12.
As we age, the chances of developing a lifestyle disease: 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
13.
Which of these causes lung cancer?
a)
smoking
b)
drinking alcohol
c)
exercise
d)
obesity
14.
Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a
a)
carcinogen
b)
nicolyte
c)
pathogen
d)
retrovirus
15.

Activities or choices that will affect your health.

a)

risk factors

b)

biogenetics

c)

healthy choices

d)

habits

16.
Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.
a)
chemotherapy
b)
radiation therapy
c)
cancer surgery
d)
mitotic spindling
17.

Which type of tumor is being described:


Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

18.

Which type of tumor is being described below:


Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly

a)

Benign

b)

Malignant

19.

If cancerous cells travel throughout your body, the cells have gone through a process known as:

a)

Metastisize

b)

Migration

c)

Flowing

d)

Locomotion

20.

What is a mutation?

a)

A mistake in DNA which can lead to cancer

b)

A complete copy of DNA

c)

A change in DNA which doesn't cause an issue

d)

A mistake in your body that is caught and removed

21.

These are examples of:

  • chemicals in cigarette smoke
  • radiation
  • nitrates in processed foods
  • artificial sweeter
  • Heavy metals such as mercury and lead
a)

Carcinogens

b)

Predispositions

c)

Mutations

d)

Tumors

22.

These are examples of:


  • Surgery
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiation
a)

Treatments for Cancer

b)

Mutations

c)

Examples of Asexual Reproduction

d)

Types of Tumors

23.

Anything that can cause mutations or turn on cancer genes.

Examples: smoking, radiation, chemicals, poor diet

a)

Risk Factors

b)

Mutations

c)

Tumors

d)

Predispositions

24.

A correlation shows that two things

a)

Are Related

b)

Cause Each Other to Happen

c)

Are Unrelated

25.
This implies that one variable has a direct affect on the other variable.
a)
Correlation
b)
Causation
26.

Correlation or Causation?

The speed you drive and the amount of fuel you use

a)

Correlation

b)

Causation

27.

Correlation or Causation?

The inches of snowfall and the number of heart attacks

a)

Correlation

b)

Causation

28.

What is the relationship between nicotine and adrenaline?

a)

Nicotine removes adrenaline

b)

Nicotine is a substitute for adrenaline

c)

Nicotine triggers the release of adrenaline

d)

Nicotine reduces the effect of adrenaline

29.

What is tar?

a)

A plant used to make cigarettes

b)

A toxic metal found in rechargeable batteries

c)

A chemical released by the body in exciting situations

d)

A sticky substance formed by cigarette smoke

30.

Cigarettes and e-cigarettes both contain:

a)

Nicotine

b)

Tobacco

c)

Formaldehyde

d)

Tar

31.
Special proteins produced by the body to attack foreign invaders.
a)
antibodies
b)
antigen
32.
A pathogen is a disease-causing agent.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
Vaccines contain weakened or dead parts of antigens. 
a)
True
b)
False
34.

Vaccines have to be tested on animals and humans before use, which could be dangerous. Ethical problem or economic problem?

a)

Ethical

b)

Economic

35.

Vaccines can cost billions of pounds to develop. Ethical problem or economic problem?

a)

Ethical

b)

Economic

36.

When a large percentage of the population is vaccinated against a disease, the rest are protected. Is this...

a)

An ethical problem

b)

An advantage of vaccination

c)

Doesn't matter

d)

Both

37.
which of following is not one of the diseases covered by the MMR vaccine?
a)
measles
b)
rubella
c)
meningitis
d)
mumps
38.

Introduction into the body of a weakened, killed or piece of a disease-causing agent to prevent disease.

a)

A) vaccination

b)

B) immunization

39.
Vaccines protect:
a)
vaccinated person
b)
those too young to be vaccinated
c)
those who have weak immune system
d)
all of the above
40.
The bar chart compares the total yearly cost of medical treatment for a disease in a country before vaccines were used and the total yearly cost when vaccines are used.
How much money is saved by the use of vaccines?
a)
14 million dollars
b)
16 million dollars
c)
32 million dollars
d)
48 million dollars
41.
Vaccination saves money spent on health care. What is the most likely reason for the difference in cost?
a)
Vaccines cure diseases.
b)
Vaccines do not cost much to buy.
c)
 People who have been vaccinated never become ill
d)
People who have been vaccinated need less treatment in hospital.
42.
When someone is given the MMR vaccine, . . . 
a)
 the white blood cells ingest the pathogens
b)
the white blood cells neutralise the toxins in the vaccine
c)
 the white blood cells produce antibodies against the pathogen. 
d)
the white blood cells reproduce rapidly.
43.

What is herd immunity

a)

When everyone is vaccinated.

b)

A form of immunity that occurs when the vaccination of a significant portion of a population provides a measure of protection for individuals who have not developed immunity.

c)

When all of a group of farm animals have been immunised.

d)

When a disease spreads throughout a population.

44.
A unicellular organism that does not have a nucleus
a)
fungus
b)
bacteria
c)
biome
d)
virus
45.
A long, tail like structure that helps a bacterium to move is called a...
a)
cilia
b)
pili
c)
flagellum
d)
capsule
46.
All bacteria have DNA. 
a)
true
b)
false
47.
Based on the figure, which antibiotic inhibited the growth of the bacteria the most?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
48.
If you go to a doctor and are prescribed antibiotics you probably have an illness cause by a 
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
host cell
d)
macrophage
49.
The area where bacteria cannot survive because of the antibiotic:
a)
zone of inhibition
b)
zone of prohibition
c)
the friend zone
d)
zone of unhappiness
50.
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a problem because:
a)
we can't help people with those infections
b)
bacteria smell pretty bad
c)
something about viruses
d)
they are not a problem, I love being sick
51.
People are making antibiotic resistance worse by:
a)
taking antibiotics only when they need them
b)
putting antibiotics into our food and environment
c)
not sharing antibiotics with others
52.

Which of the following is a strain of antibiotic resistant bacteria?

a)

RSPCA

b)

NRA

c)

MRSA

d)

GCSE

53.

What can we do to reduce the rate of development of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria

a)

Always finish a course of antibiotics

b)

Only take antibiotics when they are really needed

c)

Take antibiotics whenever it is possible

d)

Reduce the amount of antibiotics given to animals in the farming industry

54.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
55.
What is a clinical drug trial?
a)
Testing drugs before they're released to make sure they're safe and work
b)
Giving people medicine that will help improve their conditions
c)
Developing a drug and putting it on the market for immediate use
d)
Testing drugs in a clinic to see how effective they are
56.
Which of these is an example of a drug that wasn't tested properly and so resulted in harmful side effects?
a)
Paracetamol
b)
Statins
c)
Thalidomide
d)
Nicotine 
57.
What is a placebo?
a)
A second type of drug given to all people in a trial
b)
A 'dummy' pill given to all people in the trial
c)
A 'dummy' pill given to half of the people in the trial
d)
A drug that will probably harm the patients taking it 
58.
What is a double blind trial?
a)
The participants take the drug blindfolded
b)
When the scientist and the participants are unaware of whether they are taking the drug or placebo
c)
When the participants choose what they want to take without telling the scientist
d)
When the scientist knows who is taking the drug but the participants don't
59.
Why are clinical drug trials important?
a)
They can improve the health of patients
b)
To understand whether the drug causes any harmful side effects
c)
They help test the effectiveness of the drug 
d)
To test whether the drug works and if it causes any harmful side effects
60.
Why are double blind trials important?
a)
They make sure the results are fair and unbiased
b)
If the scientist knows who has taken the drug they will lie or change results to show it works
c)
They are the only type of clinical trials available 
d)
Patients might lie about any side effects they feel 
61.
Why are placebos so important?
a)
To help understand if the drug actually makes any real difference
b)
It is too expensive to give all the people who want to volunteer the drug 
c)
To save some people from the risk of harmful side effects 
62.
Which of these is most likely to be the reason a drug that works isn't released?
a)
It is too expensive 
b)
It doesn't help everyone with the disease 
c)
It doesn't taste nice
63.
Which of these is most likely to be the reason a drug fails the FIRST stage of testing?
a)
The drug damages cells 
b)
Volunteers who took the drug felt too sick 
c)
The drug is too expensive to take to market 
d)
The drug isn't as effective as the treatment options that are already available
64.

An unwanted physical or mental effect caused from using a drug is a

a)

Antagonism

b)

Synergism

c)

Drug Misuse

d)

Side effect

65.

A drug that can be obtained only with a written order is a

a)

Painkiller

b)

Prescription drugs

c)

Illegal drug

d)

Legal drug

66.
What drug was originally extracted from the willow tree?
a)
Aspirin
b)
Paracetamol
c)
Ibuprofen
d)
None of them
67.
What is a placebo?
a)
A form of therapy
b)
An effective drug
c)
A blind trial
d)
A fake drug
68.
What is meant by the term efficacy?
a)
Whether or not a drug can easily kill infectious pathogens
b)
Whether or not a drug harms our body cells
c)
How much of a drug is needed to kill you
d)
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
69.
What is meant by the term dose?
a)
Whether or not a drug can easily kill infectious pathogens
b)
Whether or not a drug harms our body cells
c)
How much of a drug is needed to kill you
d)
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
70.
What is meant by the term toxicity?
a)
Whether or not a drug can easily kill infectious pathogens
b)
Whether or not a drug harms our body cells
c)
How much of a drug is needed to kill you
d)
How much of a drug is needed to be effective
71.
What is the role of white blood cells?
a)
To transport oxygen around the body
b)
To protect the body against pathogens
c)
To produce pain killers
d)
To aid the clotting of the blood 
72.

What is a painkiller?

a)

A drug that kills bacteria

b)

A drug that causes hallucinations

c)

a drug or a medicine for relieving pain.

d)

A drug only prescribed for adults

73.

Why it is difficult to develop drugs that kill viruses?

a)

because drugs that kill viruses also damage the body’s tissues.

b)

because viruses mutate quickly

c)

because viruses are small

d)

because viruses cannot reproduce by themselves

74.

Who was the inventor of the first antibiotic?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Hippocrates

d)

Louis Pastuer

75.

What are Monoclonal antibodies ?

a)

An antibody produced by the body.

b)

An antibody produced by a single clone of cells or cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules.

c)

An antibody produced by a single clone of cells or cell line and consisting of many different antibody molecules.

d)

An antibody produced in a lab

76.

When monoclonal antibodies are being produced tumor cells and plasma cells are fused to make a

a)

Erythrocyte

b)

Phagocyte

c)

Hybridoma

d)

Plasma cell

77.

What are the uses of Monoclonal Antibodies?

a)

Treatment of cancer and other diseases

b)

Drug screening

c)

Home pregnancy tests

d)

All of the above

78.

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

parasite

d)

fungi

79.

Which pathogen is non-living?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Parasite/Protist

e)

They are all alive

80.

Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

fungus

d)

parasite/protist

81.

A microbe that can cause harm is known as a

a)

Pathogen

b)

Pathogon

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

82.

_________ are diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another

a)

Non communicable diseases

b)

Communicable diseases

c)

Goiter

83.

How is salmonella spread?

a)

By petting a dog

b)

By eating raw food

c)

By sneezing and coughing

d)

I don't know :(

84.

Which one is a symptom of salmonella

a)

Sore throat

b)

Bone-ache

c)

Your skin falls off

d)

Fever

85.
What is a protist?
a)
organisms that create their own energy from sunlight
b)
large single celled oranism
c)
multicellular organism that cause infection
86.
Which of the following diseases or infections is caused by FUNGI?
a)
Strep Throat
b)
Athletes Foot
c)
Lice 
d)
The Flu 
87.

A fungal disease that is found in plants?

a)

Rose black spot

b)

Tobacco mosaic virus

c)

HIV

d)

Malaria

88.

A pathogen spread by mosquitos?

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

89.

A pathogen that can be controlled by giving people vaccines.

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

90.

A pathogen that causes a yellow or green discharge from the vagina or penis.

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

91.
Mosquitoes and Ticks are examples of organisms that can spread disease.  These types of organisms are refereed to as?
a)
Vectors
b)
Fungi
c)
Pathogens
92.
A piece of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat.
a)
virus
b)
vector
c)
toxin
d)
pathogen
93.

Which plant disease is shown here?

a)

Rose Black Spot

b)

Chlorosis

c)

Tobacco Mosaic Virus

d)

Damping Off

94.
Symptoms of this disease include a fever and a red rash. 
a)
Measles
b)
Gonorrhoea
c)
Salmonella
d)
HIV
95.
This disease is spread by sexual contact or exchange of body fluids such as blood which occurs when drug users share needles.
a)
Measles
b)
Gonorrhoea
c)
HIV
d)
Salmonella
96.

Which of these is a non specific defence mechanism humans have to protect them against disease?

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antitoxins

c)

Stomach acid

d)

Phagocytosis

97.

Why is cilia important in our respiratory system (lungs, trachea and bronchi)?

a)

It traps pathogens

b)

It wafts pathogen away

c)

It kills pathogens

98.

Which keyword describes what phagocytes do when they "take in" pathogens

a)

Digest

b)

Engulf

c)

Exhale

d)

Ingulf

99.

What is the name of the white blood cells that produce antibodies?

a)

Phagocytes

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Granocytes

100.

What is the name of the proteins on the surface of pathogens?

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antitoxins

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antigens

101.

The final way white blood cells can protect us is to produce antitoxins. Which type of pathogen release toxins that need to be neutralised?

a)

Virus

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Protists

102.

Antibiotics affect ...

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Bacteria and Viruses

d)

Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi

103.

Which of these is not an external defence mechanism?

a)

blood

b)

ear wax

c)

sebum

d)

tears

104.

What is the role of nasal mucus?

a)

collect dead cells

b)

lubricate the nasal passage

c)

make phlegm

d)

trap particles

105.

Proteins that have a specific fit to a specific antigen are called

a)

allergens

b)

antibodies

c)

antihistamines

d)

none of these

106.

Phagocytes kill pathogens by

a)

engulfing and digesting them

b)

producing antibodies

107.

Which white blood cell is this?

a)

lymphocyte

b)

phagocyte

108.
Bacteria that are harmful to people are called _____.
a)
Pathogen
b)
Lymph Nodes
c)
Macrophages
d)
T Cells 
109.
Which of the following is the body’s first line of defense against disease?
a)
vaccines
b)
white blood cells
c)
antibodies
d)
skin
110.
How do antigens protect the body from diseases?
a)
They make white blood cells.
b)
They produce mucus, which washes away germs.
c)
They help destroy T cells.
d)
They alert the immune system when pathogens enter the body.
111.
What is the name of the part of the blood that aids clotting?
a)
Antitoxins
b)
Antigens
c)
Phagocytes
d)
Platelets
112.

Select all physical barriers making up 1st line of defence

a)

phagocytes

b)

mucous

c)

skin

d)

cilia

113.
What is the name of the body's defence system against diseases?
a)
The immune system
b)
The control system
c)
The vascular system
d)
The endocrine system
114.
Phagocytosis is when:
a)
Allows some things to pass through but not others
b)
Movement of water from high concentration to low concentration
c)
Movement of substances from area of high concentration to area of low concentration
d)
Cell membrane surrounds & engulfs large particles
115.

Hair-like structures lining trachea and moving pathogens out of the tract

a)

cilia

b)

phagocytes

c)

antibodies

d)

mucus

116.
All diseases are caused by pathogens.  Fact or Fiction?
a)
Fact
b)
Fiction
117.

Pathogens can be spread by drinking contaminated water or eating raw or undercooked food.

a)

Yes, this is true

b)

No, this is not true

118.
What pathogen causes influenza (the Flu)
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protozoa
d)
Fungi
119.

The system in our body that helps fight disease is called the ________________ system.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

immune

120.

What is this an example of?

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

fungus

d)

plant cell

121.

Antibiotics are used to treat which diseases?

a)

bacterial

b)

viral

c)

cardiovascular

122.

What is most commonly used to observe bacteria?

a)

Magnifying glass

b)

Microscope

c)

Stethoscope

d)

Magnifying glass

123.
What is a pathogen?
a)
A small group of viruses
b)
The name given to colds and flu's
c)
A microorganism that causes disease
d)
A microbes that cause infectious diseases 
124.
What is a protist?
a)
organisms that create their own energy from sunlight
b)
large single celled oranism
c)
multicellular organism that cause infection
125.
Some pathogens are killed by...
a)
eating them
b)
stomache acid
c)
stomach acid
d)
cake
126.
Pathogens enter your body through
a)
droplet infection
b)
direct contact
c)
on food or through cuts 
d)
all of the above
127.
___________ is the smallest pathogen. 
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
virus
d)
parasite 
128.

Which is not a type of pathogen?

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Diabetes

d)

Fungus

129.

A fungal disease that is found in plants?

a)

Rose black spot

b)

Tobacco mosaic virus

c)

HIV

d)

Malaria

130.

A viral disease found in humans?

a)

Rose black spot

b)

Tobacco mosaic virus

c)

AIDS

d)

Malaria

131.

A bacterial disease spread by contaminated food?

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

132.

A pathogen spread by mosquitos?

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

133.

A pathogen that can be controlled by giving people vaccines.

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

134.

A pathogen that causes a yellow or green discharge from the vagina or penis.

a)

Malaria

b)

Salmonella

c)

Measles

d)

Gonorrhoea

135.

2 pathogens that infect plants

a)

Rose black spot

b)

Tobacco mosaic virus

c)

Malaria

d)

Salmonella

136.

How can white blood cells help to prevent infections?

a)

Engulf/ingest pathogens

b)

Produce antibodies against pathogens

c)

Produce antitoxins

d)

All of these options

137.

Which hair-like structures in the airways prevent the entrance of pathogens to the lungs?

a)

Cilia

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Flagella

d)

Plasmids

138.

How can plant diseases be identified?

a)

Microscopy

b)

Monoclonal antibodies

c)

DNA testing

139.

Why do plants infected with TMV have stunted growth?

a)

TMV kills new cells

b)

TMV causes water loss, causing the plant to shrink

c)

The plant is unable to photosynthesise

140.

What defensive strategy does this plant use?

a)

Mimicking

b)

Poison

c)

Thorns

d)

Closing leaves

141.

Which plant disease is shown here?

a)

Chlorosis

b)

Damping off

c)

Tobacco Mosaic Virus

d)

Black Spot

142.
What is the meaning of the term chlorosis? 
a)
Stunted growth
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Yellowing of the plant
d)
Nitrate deficiency
143.
What is stunted growth caused by?
a)
Water deficiency
b)
Nitrate deficiency
c)
Magnesium deficiency
d)
CO2 deficiency
144.
What is chlorosis caused by?
a)
Water deficiency
b)
Nitrate deficiency
c)
Magnesium deficiency
d)
CO2 deficiency
145.
What type of pest is this?
a)
Bacterial
b)
Fungal
c)
Aphid
d)
Pathohgen
146.

Which one of these is a real plant defensive mechanism?

a)

Chemical Expulsion

b)

Spitting

c)

Gas Attacks

d)

Nukes

e)

Exponential Gyroscopic Monology

147.

What is a common symptom of nutrient deficiency

(a)  

148.

Bacteria do not vary in their nutritional growth requirements

a)

true

b)

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